Channelview ISD mother hit by car after dropping child off at school

AND WHO DOESN'T GET MORE RAIN COMING UP IN A COUPLE MINUTES. THANKS A LOT, ANTHONY. A MOTHER IS RECOVERING AFTER SHE GOT HIT BAY CAR IN CHANNELVIEW AFTER DROPPING HER CHILD OFF AT SCHOOL. WE ARE TOLD THE MOTHER WAS WALKING HOME ON SECOND AT DEZAVALA. GIANNA IS JOINS US WITH THE DETAILS. GIANNA? Reporter: OWEN, THE THAT MOTHER HAD JUST DROPPED HER CHILD OFF FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. SHE WAS WALKING HOME AND STEPPED INTO THE ROADWAY THAT, IS WHEN SHE WAS HIT BY A PASSING VEHICLE. AROUND 7:30 THIS MORNING A MOTHER WHO HAD JUST DROPPED HER CHILD OFF AT SCHOOL WAS HIT BY A CAR WHILE SHE WAS CROSSING ROAD. WOW. OH MY GOD. KIND OF SAD. THE 30-YEAR-OLD VICTIM WAS WALKING HOME FROM DEZAVALA, WHEN SHE STEPPED INTO THE SCHOOL ZONE ROADWAY AND STRUCK BY A PASSING VEHICLE. I THINK THE DRIVER SHOULD BE CAREFUL. I KNOW FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL BEING KIND OF BUSY WALKING AND I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WALKING THE KIDS AROUND HERE, AROUND THE SCHOOL. JESSICA MARTINEZ WAS ONE OF MANY PARENT WHO'S ESCORTED HER CHILDREN TO SCHOOL FOR THE FIRST DAY. I KNOW IT WAS GOING TO BE A LOT OF TRAFFIC. A LOT OF PEOPLE WALKING AND CARS AND EVERYTHING. SHE SAID IT WAS HECTIC, ESPECIALLY IN THE SCHOOL ZONE WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 20 MILES PER HOUR. THE DRIVERS PAY MORE ATTENTION YOU KNOW WHERE TO DRIVE, ESPECIALLY FOR THE SCHOOL. THE VICTIM SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES BUT WAS TRANSPORTED BY EMS FOR OBSERVATION. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLES

CHANNELVIEW -

Authorities say a mother was hit by a car after dropping her child off for the first day of school at a local elementary school.

At around 7:30 this morning, the mother was crossing the road when she was hit. The 30-year-old victim was walking back home from Dezavala Elementary school in Channelview ISD when she stepped into the roadway on 2nd Street and was struck by a passing vehicle.

"I think the drivers should be more careful because the first day of school is always busy with people walking. I know a lot of people walking their kids around school," said parent Jessica Martinez.

She was one of many parents who also escorted her children to school for the first day.

"I knew there was going to be a lot of traffic, and people walking, and cars and everything," Martinez said.

She says it was very hectic Monday morning, especially in the school zone, where the speed limit is 20 miles per hour.

"Drivers need to pay more attention, especially on the first day of school," she said.

Officials said the driver stopped and that the driver was not speeding.

The victim sustained minor injuries but was transported to the hospital by EMS for observation.

Local 2’s Gianna Caserta will have a live update on Local 2 News at 11.

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